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SSL allows a web browser or client to authenticate the existence and identity of a website using digital keys and certificates. It also allows for all information that it sends to be encrypted, ensuring that information cannot be intercepted while in transit.

SSL does not include software to process credit card transactions. Although you can securely receive credit card information through SSL, actual processing of the credit card will require a ‘Merchant Account’ from an accredited financial institution.

If you are creating a web-based form where you want the visitor to enter data and submit the form to the web server for processing, you may want to use SSL encryption. This is especially true if you are entering credit card numbers or other sensitive information.

When using SSL, as the data is transmitted from the client’s browser to the web server, all information on the form is encrypted. Once it is received at the web server it is automatically decrypted, and you can then store it or process it as usual on the web server.

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